North Rhine-Westphalia: education cheque
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Nordrhein-Westfalen: Bildungsscheck
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- North Rhine-Westphalia: education cheque
- Scheme ID
- 56
- Country
- Germany
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Type of instrument
- Grant for companies
- Sub-type of instrument
- Support for direct costs
- Type of entry
- Example for a group of instruments
- Short description
Employers with less than 250 employees in North Rhine- Westphalia can apply for the state funded grant (voucher system). Only job-related education and training activities are eligible. The grant is co-financed by the ESF. The co-funding share is 50% of the costs for education and training (max 500 EUR). There is no preferential treatment. Re-use is possible each calendar year. An employer can receive up to ten voucher per year (yet not more than one per employee). A corresponding voucher is avaialbe for individuals.
- Short description of the related instruments
- Not applicable
- Level of operation
- Regional
- Name of a part of the country
- Not applicable
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Not applicable
- Relevance
- Key instrument
- Legal basis
- Arbeitnehmerweiterbildungsgesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen (Act on further training for employees North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Year of implementation
- 2006
- Year of latest amendment
- 2020
- Operation/management
- Government body involved: Ministry for Labour, Integration and Social Affair in North Rhein Westphalia
- Eligible group(s)
- Employers with less than 250 employees and employees with an income between EUR 20 000 and EUR 40 000; self-employed and people re-entering the labour market
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- No preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Education and traning related to the current (or future) profession.
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Länder's budget and ESF
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Public co-funding: 50% of eligible costs; max. value of a voucher EUR 1 000 (i.e. up to EUR 500 public co-funding); a company may receive max. 10 vouchers in a calendar year. The voucher is provided to the learner before training takes place. Training institution receives money upon competion of the course.
- Eligible costs
- Fees
- Volumes of funding
- Not available
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Not available
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Not available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Not available
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- https://www.weiterbildungsberatung.nrw/finanzierung/bildungsscheck/indi…
- Recent changes
2020, slight adaption of the eligibility criteria
Recent changes in response to COVID-19
Advisory service is available online / phone
- Sources
- https://www.weiterbildungsberatung.nrw/foerderung/bildungsscheck/betrie…
- https://www.weiterbildungsberatung.nrw/foerderung/bildungsscheck/faq
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- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Legal basis
- Year of implementation
- Year of latest amendment
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Recent changes
- Sources